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Learning outcomes
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In the course Ancient Philosophy II we will focus on the philosophy of Aristotle. We will gradually go through the basic features of Aristotle's ethics, "physics" and metaphysics. Thus we will look at Aristotle's conception of the good and happy life, questions about the nature of things that naturally come into being and cease to be, and we will also focus on Aristotle's reflections on the fundamental nature of everything that exists. In this course, we will draw on primary texts that are central to these three areas of Aristotle's philosophy (ethics, physics, metaphysics). These texts are also required for the final BA examination in philosophy, and so the course will also serve as preparation for this examination. In the class, we will not only be concerned with faithfully rendering Aristotle's doctrines, but we will also try to approach these reflections critically and see where their strengths lie and where it is appropriate to supplement Aristotle and possibly keep some distance from him.
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- minimum 80% participation - active participation - Project colloquium in which students present, in groups, projects they have worked on throughout the semester. Projects typically consist of multimodal works, e.g., posters, videos, music, collections of conversations with AI agents, etc. Project topics will be selected during the semester, and interim results will be consulted with the instructor at least once during the semester. The assessment also includes students' organization of the colloquium itself. - a final oral examination on one of three topics copying the relevant questions for the BA examination in philosophy (4A, 5A, 6A)
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Recommended literature
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ARISTOTELÉS. Etika Nikomachova. Praha, 2004.
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Aristotelés. Fyzika. Praha. 2010.
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Aristotelés. Metafyzika. Praha: Petr Rezek, 2008. ISBN 80-86027-27-9.
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Aristotelés. Politika I : řecko-česky. Praha: Oikoymenh, 1999. ISBN 80-86005-92-5.
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AUBENQUE, Pierre. Problém bytí u Aristotela. Praha. 2014.
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Jakub Jinek. Obec a politično v Aristotelově myšlení. Praha. 2017.
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Jonathan Lear. Aristotelés: Touha rozumět. Praha. 2016.
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PATOČKA, J. Aristotelés, jeho předchůdci a dědicové. Praha: ČSAV, 1964.
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